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Murder on the Brighton Express (Inspector Robert Colbeck) | 
 enlarge | Author: Edward Marston
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 17188
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 0749079452
Dewey Decimal Number: 823
EAN: 9780749079451
ASIN: 0749079452
Publication Date: June 23, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Book Five of the Inspector Colbeck Mysteries July 13, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Edward Marston is just one of the pseudonyms of author Keith Miles. He has had a multitude of occupations, including university lecturer, radio, television, and theatre dramatist, and in addition to writing has worked as an actor, director, and dramatist. He has written a large number of books with historical themes, perhaps the most well known being his Domesday series. These revolve around the census of 1086 and a series of mysteries featuring the Elizabethan theatre as their background.
The railways are still in their infancy and so is the job of Inspector Colbeck an ex-barrister turned policeman with special responsibility for the railways. As the railways start to grow so too does the crime wave that surrounds them. Many people have a fear, or hatred of the railways, in some cases it has cost them their livelihood, in others it is simply a fear of the unknown. Even Colbeck's own sergeant, Victor Leeming has a healthy dislike for the railway. Inspector Colbeck however, knows that they are here to stay, despite certain individual's attempts to jeopardise their continued growth. In this book the derailing of the London to Brighton express brings devastation and carnage on a scale rarely, if ever seen before the advent of the steam train.
As with his Domesday series and mysteries featuring the Elizabethan theatre the author quickly captures the heart of the reader with his concise writing style interesting storyline and likeable characters. If truth be told there is little if anything to dislike about either the storyline or the main characters in the book. The railway is in the main, merely a backdrop with the emphasis being on the mystery.
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